What should a runaway slave and robber think about if he was mistaken for a noble lord from the Falcon Clan and was solemnly presented with power over the border fortress? Right. About where to escape before the mistake is revealed. But how to escape if the enemy army has already stood under the walls, and the defenders of the fortress look at you as the only hope? Whether you like it or not, you have to deal with the enemy army, and with monstrous Undermountain Beasts, and with powerful sorcery... and with laws invented by people... Is there time to admire the exotic wonders of Narraban, when an ancient secret that can change the face of the world can fall in the wrong hands?..And even if he has to meet old enemies and make new ones, even if an overseas country unfriendly to strangers presents new dangers at every step - what does this change? Which means - forward, warrior!